TEHRAN, Sept 16: Iran, Russia, Belarus, China, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have submitted a draft resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) calling for a ban on any attacks or threats against safeguarded nuclear sites.
The move was announced by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei, who posted a screenshot of the resolution and wrote: “To defend the integrity of the NPT, Iran along with China, Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Belarus have submitted a draft resolution on “Prohibition of all forms of attack and threats of attack against nuclear sites and facilities under #IAEA safeguards”.
“As our draft reconfirms, all countries enjoy ‘inalienable right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes’ and are ‘entitled to effective guarantees against any attack or threat of attack.’”
Baqaei further urged the international community to act decisively, warning against the “normalisation of lawlessness,” seemingly alluding to the US and Israel strikes in June.
The Iranian official’s statement comes post a declaration by the country’s nuclear programme chief Mohammed Eslami in Vienna during the IAEA session, stating that no military offences can deter Tehran’s nuclear programme. (UNI)
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